- Mohol bushbaby
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Mohol bushbaby[1] Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Galagidae Genus: Galago Species: G. moholi Binomial name Galago moholi
A. Smith, 1836The mohol bushbaby (Galago moholi) is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[2]
Surprisingly, breeding populations of this species are to be found in the suburbs of Johannesburg and Pretoria. Some of these were originally escaped or released pets, while others have migrated from warmer regions. [3]
References
- ^ Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 125. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
- ^ a b Bearder, S., Butynski, T. M. & Hoffmann, M. (2008). Galago moholi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 1 January 2009.
- ^ http://fairlywild.co.za/fairly-inspired-urban-wildlife/urban-wildlife/bushbabysos
Extant species of family Galagidae (Galagos) Otolemur
(Greater galagos)Euoticus
(Needle-clawed bushbabies)Galago
(Lesser bushbabies)G. senegalensis group: Senegal Bushbaby (G. senegalensis) · Mohol Bushbaby (G. moholi) · Somali Bushbaby (G. gallarum)
G. matschiei group: Dusky Bushbaby (G. matschiei)
G. alleni group: Bioko Allen's Bushbaby (G. alleni) · Cross River Bushbaby (G. cameronensis) · Gabon Bushbaby (G. gabonensis)
G. zanzibaricus group: Zanzibar Bushbaby (G. zanzibaricus) · Grant's Bushbaby (G. granti) · Malawi Bushbaby (G. nyasae)
G. orinus group: Uluguru Bushbaby (G. orinus) · Rondo Bushbaby (G. rondoensis)
G. demidoff group: Prince Demidoff's Bushbaby (G. demidoff) · Thomas's Bushbaby (G. thomasi)CategoryCategories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Primate stubs
- Lorises and galagos
- Mammals of Africa
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